Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with Addison disease: is apical ballooning always reversible?

Int J Cardiol. 2010 Jan 7;138(1):e15-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.007. Epub 2008 Jul 26.

Abstract

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by acute ventricular dysfunction in the absence of coronary obstruction. Complete improvement of ventricular function is seen in the vast majority of the patients. We describe a 40-year-old woman with Addison disease who experienced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy but with persistent apical dysfunction during 5-month-follow up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Addison Disease / complications*
  • Adult
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Radionuclide Ventriculography*
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / complications*
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnostic imaging*